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Table VIII.—Number of Pensions granted since the Act came into Operation, with Number of Deaths and Cancellations, and Number in Force at End of each Year, together with Annual Liability and Average Pension.

Table IX. —Comparative Statement of Pensions in Force and Payments made in each Financial Year since the Act came into Operation.

Year ending 31st March. Number of Pensions granted. J Deaths. Cancellations. i In Foroe at End of Year. Annual Liability. Average Pension. 1899 ... 1900 . . 1901 ... 1902 ... 1903 ... 1904 ... 1905 ... 1906 ... 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 ... 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 2,075 2,031 1,740 2,113 2,304 2,399 38 786 815 935 1,064 928 890 1,038 1,097 1,189 1,112 1,169 1,423 6 71 292 388 622 690 476 225 259 239 174 211 276 7,443 11,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 13,257 13,569 14,396 15,320 16,020 £ 127,319 193,718 211,965 217,192 211,594 200,915 199,081 313,018 326,084 333,340 353,343 374,699 403,020 £ s. d. 17 2 0 17 3 0 17 2 0 17 0 0 16 19 0 16 17 0 16 18 0 24 17 0 24 12 0 24 11 0 24 10 0 24 9 0 25 3 0 Totals ... I 32,433 12,484 3,929

Dale. Number of Pensions in Force. Payments to End of Financial Year. Payments. Pensions. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. t 31st March. 1899 ... 1900 ... 1901 ... i 1902 ... 1903 ... 1904 ... 1905 ... 1906 ... 1907 ... 1908 ... 1909 .. 1910 ... 1911 ... 7,443 11,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 13,257 13,569 14,396 15,320 16,020 £ 3,124 157,342 197,292 207,468 210,140 203,164 195,475 254,367 314,184 325,199 336,760 362,496 383,393 £ a 154,218 ... 3,842 39,950 ... 1,120 10,176 ... 371 2,672 ... ... 295 '6,976 ... 555 7,689 ... 156 58,892 ... 812 59,817 ... 675 11,015 ... 312 11,561 ... 827 25,736 ... 924 20,897 ... 700 Total .. 3.150,404